Description

ZA 25 OERF 14757 is represented by a pedigree combining the Kitchenbrand’s Lofts family on the dam’s side with the Roxy Lofts family on the sire’s side.

Sire-side bloodlines — Roxy Lofts

The sire’s pedigree includes the Birdy, Tigger, Purdey Princess and Raubritter families.

• 2489 CAS 16 — “Tigger”: recorded as a Birdy-line pigeon, linebred to Birdy and described in the pedigree as a middle-distance-pigeon-race brother to a first-final pigeon in the European Challenge OLR in 2017.
• 2549 NOK 16: described in the pedigree as a Birdy-family pigeon, with references to Million Dollar Race breeding and a related bird reportedly sold for R55,500 on SA Best Pigeon.
• 0347 ZA 15 — “Purdey Princess”: identified as an Alfons Klaas pigeon. The pedigree associates her family with a 3rd-final and 1st-place achievement in the 2013 Million Dollar Pigeon Race.
• 17400 ZA PRPC 19: the dam of 5137 ZA OP 21. Her pedigree includes 0166 PSWU 18 and 1679 ZA TRPF 08, with the latter linked to the Koopman line and the named ancestor “Raubritter.”

Dam-side bloodlines — Kitchenbrand’s Lofts

The dam, 7581 ZA 20 TRPF, has a pedigree featuring the well-known Birdy family alongside the Kitchenbrand’s Lofts foundation breeding line.

900 DV 07 06503 — “Birdy”

The pedigree identifies Birdy in the dam’s ancestry through the unnamed-ring ancestor and the Koopman/Sudhoff–Van Beers branch. Kitchenbrand’s published pedigree records describe Birdy as a successful racing and breeding pigeon, credited with winning the Knock-Out, Grand Averages and Hot Spot Averages in its race programme.

1796 ZA 03 THU — “Jack” / “03 Cock” family

The pedigree lists this Kitchenbrand’s Lofts ancestor as a breeder of more than ten winners over three years, including four federation winners. It also describes him as grandfather to a top-performing federation pigeon.

860 DV 06 00507 — “Konstantin”

A related pigeon in the wider Birdy family. Kitchenbrand’s published pedigree records identify Konstantin as the winner of the 2007 Sun City Million Dollar Race final.

Further recorded family achievements

• 25599 ZA 12 TRPF: identified in the supplied pedigree as a Kitchenbrand’s Lofts blue-bar pigeon. Its sire is 1796 ZA 03 THU, and its dam is 15831 ZA 05 THU — “Jayle”, recorded as a double Union winner and granddaughter of the Mortimer Cock.

• 27305 ZA 10 TRPF-D: the pedigree links this bird to the Koopman and Sudhoff–Van Beers families. Its ancestry includes 1207396 NL 07, a Koopman pigeon, and 611 DV 09 06503, from the Sudhoff–Van Beers line.

• Birdy’s wider family: a published Kitchenbrand’s Lofts pedigree identifies Birdy’s father as an all-round performer in its regional association, with numerous recorded prizes in 2002–2004.